June 17, 2015 - Chairman's Networking Dinner and Annual General Meeting

Chairman's Networking Dinner and Annual General Meeting

To be inducted at the Surrey Board of Trade’s 51^st Annual General Meeting and President’s Dinner on June 17^th at Eaglequest Golf Course from 5:30-8:30pm is the new Chair of the Surrey Board of Trade, Shelley Besse. I ask you to attend and meet the new Surrey Board of Trade Chair.

Shelley Besse is the President and CEO of Envision Financial. Mrs. Besse will be the 52^nd Chair of the Surrey Board of Trade. She will serve a one-year term from July 2015-end of June 2016. This is a high profile volunteer position that helps to positively impact Surrey’s business community at levels of government and advances the success of the Surrey Board of Trade.

Dr. Greg Thomas, President and CEO, G3 Consulting (an environmental science research firm in Surrey) will be inducted as the 1^st Vice-Chair.
The Surrey Board of Trade annual Board Director nomination process brought in the following new faces joining its Board of Directors by acclimation:

1. Stephen Dooley, Executive Director, Simon Fraser University - Surrey
2. Jag Shergill, Partner, Lawson Lundell LLP
3. Balraj Mann, President, BM Group of Companies (Polycrete Restorations, Penmat, Dallas Watt, YAAT, Manorlane Homes)
4. Doug Tennant, Executive Director, Semiahmoo House Society
5. Arvinder Bubber, Owner, A.S. Bubber & Associates – Director and incoming Treasurer

1. Jason Maynes, Partner, Panorama Legal LLP
2. David O’Sullivan, President, PW Trenchless Construction
3. Parm Sidhu, Airport General Manager, Abbotsford International Airport
4. Steve Stew, Vice President of Business Development, Matcon Canada

1. Keynote speaker: Ian Anderson, President of Kinder Morgan Canada
2. Presentation of the Child and Family Friendly Workplace Awards, sponsored by the BC Human Resources Management Association
3. Presentation from the Surrey Board of Trade – Junior Achievement of BC Youth Leaders of Today Mentorship Program.